Discovering the New Meaning of Historical Sites via Ecomuseum-Taking An-Ping Castle in Tainan as an Example

• Main Authors: Yi-Chuan WU, 吳宜娟
• Other Authors: Jin-Wei Nie
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/46686280616692455046

碩士 === 中原大學 === 室內設計研究所 === 94 === Abstract Since the era of Great Voyage, Taiwan has accumulated a large number of cultural heritage from the following 4 periods: Dutch-Spanish Colonization, Ming-Dynasty, Ching-Dynasty and Japanese Colonization. Due to the urbanization and the weekly two-day-off policy, cultural heritage, its conservation and revival strategy have become more and more important. Eco-museum, with its integrated natural sites, cultural heritage and local human resources is the most successful model to interpret local life and culture. That echoes with the essence of the theory of Genius Loci. This study based on the theory of Genius Loci, applying the ecomuseum strategy into the An-Ping Castle, one of the most significant historical sites in south Taiwan, in order to revive and redevelop the obsolete castle and its neighborhood. Methods used in this study are: fieldwork, interviews with historians and local old men, analysis of literature. Results can be summed up as follow: 1. Central authorities should integrate the isolated historical sites into the interwoven ecomuseum network. Extending the individual interpretation of history to a comprehensive local culture. 2. Local authorities should redefine and reinvent the value of its cultural heritage. Integrated redevelopment strategy is an appropriate policy for managing cultural heritage. 3. Eco-museum, combined with the strength of Genius Loci, can reflect local spatial characteristics, history and details of life. Exploring experiences from the mentioned eco-museum can bring visitors a new and diffenrent cultural cognition then ever. Suggestions for further studies are as follow： 1. Detail design strategies of the mentioned ecomuseum. 2. New planning concepts of ecomuseum and further appliances for it.